Ian Hogg reads this thrilling novelisation of a classic Doctor Who adventure. It's Perivale, 1983. A column of smoke rises from the blazing ruins of a forgotten, decaying mansion. Perivale, 1883. In the sleepy village of Greenford Parva, Gabriel Chase is by far the most imposing edifice. The villagers shun the grim house, but the owner, the reclusive and controversial naturalist Josiah Samuel Smith, receives occasional visitors. The Reverend Ernest Matthews, for instance, Dean of Mortarhouse College, has travelled from Oxford to refute Smith's blasphemous theories of evolution. And in a deserted room upstairs, the Doctor and Ace venture from the TARDIS to explore the decaying mansion...Who - or what - is Josiah Smith? What terrible secret does his house conceal? And why does Ace find everything so frighteningly familiar? Ian Hogg, who played Josiah Smith in the original "Doctor Who" TV serial, reads Marc Platt's complete and unabridged novelisation, first published by Target Books in 1990.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Much of the delicious atmosphere of the television original is to be found in this well produced reading, Ian Hogg being a splendid choice. The book adds some detail, although its version of the Doctor as an intolerant character sneering at Victorian society, is some way removed from the TV version, and somewhat dislikeable. The story has dated as much of the 'science' of evolution on which it was based is now largely discredited. Its version of the Neaderthals, synonymous with brutishness and at one time considered to be ignorant, ape-like, stooped and knuckle-dragging, is now very dated, as evidence now suggests that Neanderthals were just as human as us, and the stooped appearance was because of arthritis and rickets. Neanderthals are now recognized as skilled hunters, believers in an after-life, and even skilled surgeons, as seen in one skeleton whose withered right arm had been amputated above the elbow. The problem with taking any prevailing theory as fact is the passing years leave a story in which the Doctor is inhabiting a world that takes failed science as fact, and here it is writer Marc Platt, and his version of the Doctor, not the Victorian society as which the book sneers, that has been found to be wrong.
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This hugely-underrated serial from the tail-end of the original series' run is a creepy mystery set in a Victorian mansion full of zombie maids, primitive creatures and extremely dark secrets. The Seventh Doctor and Ace were never so well-drawn as they are here, whilst Ian Hogg's subtle narration gives the audio adventure the gravitas and atmosphere it needs. Writer Marc Platt adds a decent stretch of detail to the opening in the form of an extended prologue, explaining exactly how Ace came to be involved with Gabriel Chase (the house) in the first place, and we get a little more background on the enigmatic Josiah Smith as well.
Great tale, superb reading, effective sound effects and that iconic Target cover; sweet.
Great tale, superb reading, effective sound effects and that iconic Target cover; sweet.
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By Gary Ward
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A great read indeed for Who fans like myself, especially if you're into the latter stages of McCoy's era. Started and concluded in an idle afternoon, and am glad of the purchase as I now have a proper understanding of the finer points of Ghost Light's plot.
It's made me want to see the DVD again, and as I've not considered seeing it in ages I just might.Doctor Who : Ghost Light [DVD] [2004]
It's made me want to see the DVD again, and as I've not considered seeing it in ages I just might.Doctor Who : Ghost Light [DVD] [2004]
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